michaelweare

I should be out this week with new wheels and suspension...haven't had a chance to put a posting with pics about this yet.

Dude...pics look hot as!!!! I like what you've done and always love the way you do your photos. One day will get my car our with you guys for a shoot (when I can get a leave pass).

Looks very much like the HR2 model wheel made by MRR wheels. You can see it here : http://www.mrrwheels.com/hr2.html PS - Also note that many of the B.Boss wheels seem to be based on many of the MRR designs (or vice versa).

Hi there, is the interior lighting illumination you mentioned the same as in the Aurion Accessories page at http://www.toyota.com.au/aurion/accessories/interior? If so, does it come with lighting for the front and rear? What comes with the kit? Pic would be great. Cheers

Looks good Daryl...now for the red shifter and you're all set. :)

Good one Rowan...looks pretty mean for a small car. Glad you're happy with it all. Cheers

Good one dude...you must have long arms and more patience than me. Cheers Michael

this is the way i did it. open up the bonnet take that black plastic reach down and unclip the grill Hi there... stedyedy...think you are talking about the top grill. ApBPaul...here's how I did mine. 1) Crawl underneath the car and unscrew the two plastic panels under the engine. There's approx 5-6 screws in each and about 3-4 plastic clips which push in (use a screwdriver to pry them out). 2) Once the guards are away, reach in and unclip the 6-8 clips holding the lower part of the lower grill in place. They should pull straight back, but you may need a flat bladed screwdriver for a couple of them. 3) Whilst holding the bottom section out, work out the clips on top of the lower grill. Again you may need a flat bladed screwdriver to help you here. 4) Once all clips undone, simply lower and turn the grill to manoeuvre it out the bottom under the front spoiler. For meshing, I simply took my time and measured and trimmed by placing the mesh on top and working away at it. You can cable tie the mesh to the lower grill without drilling any holes and it will end up looking really neat. Any rough edges and cable ties will generally be hidden around the edge of the lower grill which gets tucked up behind the spoiler when in place. Hope this all makes sense. Here's what mine looked like. Happy meshing...show us how it turns out. Cheers Michael

Sorry to steal your thunder DRE. I got a bit excited that I'd recognised your car and thought everyone should see how unique your setup is. Good work dude...

Hey DRE Hope you don't mind me giving you a free plug. Just came across a pic of your car on the net. Riding on 22s. Looks mean. What size rubber you running? And using coilovers for this? Very phat!!! Check out : 22s on Aurion

The other three springs and shocks turned up a lot quicker than I expected. Look forward to you being in town long enough to get them on for me to look at.

I didn't have to drill any holes to mount the mesh in my lower grill. The mesh is mounted in front of the existing (removable) lower air intake section and cable tied on to the existing bars on the intake. Works well and you can hardly see the ties. Good work! I dont really get how you did it but it looks clean. My only crit is that I'm not a fan of how shiny the mesh it. I personally thnk a matte silver (or light grey) would look better. I think it is a pretty clean install...like to generally take my time with these things. Know what you mean about the shiny mesh. It's not as shiny as I thought it would be. I would have preferred a matte finish, but there were only 4 choices at Autobarn where I got it; black, blue, red and silver. Anyway I'm sure at some stage I'll experiment with it again. Time to move to the next thing which is probably new 19 inch wheels and lowering.

Hey Ash Will see if I can convince the wife I can come out this Thursday if you are going to be around. Yeah, try to keep the garage tidy, so gives heaps of room to get around, but it is a good size. Can get around all sides of both cars.

I didn't have to drill any holes to mount the mesh in my lower grill. The mesh is mounted in front of the existing (removable) lower air intake section and cable tied on to the existing bars on the intake. Works well and you can hardly see the ties.

Nice one...suits the black.

Have changed my mesh from black to silver and also done the bottom section. Looks much better now I think.

Hey Rudi Checked out your youtube video of your RA35 motor...what a nice car and a nice sound. Makes me wish I still had my RA23. Cheers

Yeah Mick and Ingres, probably will. Do have some spare mesh. Was thinking the easiest way to do this. Would prefer not to remove the bumper.

Yeah, picked up the grill and eyelids courtesy of Ari. Good timing too given the difficulties it seems people are having getting them from the usual haunts. Put them on the day before I went away for work the end of August (and you in Melbourne), but after the last meet I had been to (has it really been that long).

As an experiment, changed my grill mesh from black to silver(ish). Don't mind it...

I feel your pain with your car man. Hope it's not off the road for too long, and hope you're able to sort out a loan car.

Nice Looking car mate...welcome. Wheels and lowering look really good.

Hi Milesy Welcome aboard!!! I used to own a few commodores, so won't hold that against you :D Also my very first car was an RA23 (1977) Celica. Not the liftback, but the coupe if that's what you are calling the mustang. Wasn't a GT but I did want to put the 18RG engine (which the GT had) in it. Never got around to it. Was a great car and I knew every nut and bolt on it. Unfortunately I don't have it anymore. If I can dig up some piccies and get them scanned, I'll put one up. Cheers mate Michael

Hi Guys Been interstate for work for the last couple of weeks, but just before I went away I fitted my mesh grill and eyelids (thanks for supplying them AUR30N). Not the best photo, but here it is. Grill and Eyelids Being a Sportivo, am thinking about leaving the grill surround and eyelids black (like DJKOR), but will see what happens...can always experiment. Thoughts???? Cheers Michael

Hi there, If you're talking about the Toyota Factory unit, then there is a way. The Vaistech (www.vaistech.com) iPod integration products will do this in addition to allowing you to control and play an iPod with your factory stereo. Basically, the I Agree screen comes up, but the unit automatically selects the "I Agree" button after about one second without you having to do so. If you don't want the iPod functionality, it may be an expensive button pusher, but as an iPod integration product with fantastic sound, you can't go past this product. I have the SLi in my Prado and it works a treat. Cheers Michael